Good morning from the windy,
Bright,
Morning arms of the forest here in Switzerland.
And I'd like to start by inviting you to take a lovely,
Deep breath in.
And then gently exhaling.
And another one in your own time,
Taking a deep breath in.
And releasing on the out breath.
And I invite you to begin to have a sense of the ground or surface beneath you.
That quiet,
Knowing strength of the earth.
Imagining you are here with me in this sacred space of the forest where everything is held without judgements,
Without analysis,
Paralysis.
Without any sense of rushing or trying to achieve anything.
The trees have witnessed seasons of growth and loss,
Just as you have.
They stand tall,
Yet they bend with the wind.
Let the trees and the birds remind you that you too are allowed to feel everything without breaking.
And as you softly settle into this moment,
Place a hand over your tender heart space.
I'm going to do this with you.
Yeah,
There may be an ache there,
A tightness,
A tenderness.
So let's meet whatever's there in your heart together.
You are not alone.
And I want you to imagine a beautiful forest of trees that are surrounding you.
A forest of wise and gentle companions.
They do not push to move you on,
Nor do they demand that you explain your pain.
They simply stand beside you,
Offering quiet company.
Can you do the same for yourself?
Can you simply witness your heartbreak without rushing to fix it?
Breathing in kindness.
And breathing out judgement,
Resistance,
Impatience.
Yeah,
Letting it go.
And whatever you are feeling deep down in your heart.
Grief,
Anger,
Longing,
Numbness.
Simply letting it be here now.
Let it be seen.
This is not a problem to be solved,
But a valid part of your human experience that really deserves your care and kindness.
And now beginning to imagine your heartbreak as a tiny wounded animal in the forest.
It does not need to be exiled or scolded.
It only needs presence.
Can you sit beside your heartbreak?
Just as you are sitting in this forest right now.
You don't have to force it to heal.
You don't have to make it disappear.
You only have to let it be here with love.
Whispering gently to your heart.
I see you.
I hear you.
I will not abandon you.
And the incredible Tara Brach often speaks of the two wings of compassion.
So just as the wings of a bird,
Compassion has two parts.
One is mindfulness,
So the ability to name what we feel with honesty.
And the other is kindness.
The ability to hold what we feel with love.
So if you're ready,
Let's practice together.
And you can do this silently or aloud.
Repeating after me.
This is heartbreak.
And it's okay to feel this way.
I give myself permission to grieve in my own time.
I do not have to rush my healing.
I am worthy of love,
Even in this pain.
Feel the air around you.
The forest does not rush to spring.
The trees do not shame their fallen leaves.
Everything unfolds as it must.
And so will you.
And there may be no clear answers right now,
No sudden relief.
And that is okay.
Healing is not a race,
It's a relationship.
A slow and sacred unfolding.
And in this moment,
You have already begun.
You have offered your precious heart what it truly needs.
Acceptance.
Peace.
Gentleness.
And space to simply be.
And before we close,
Just taking a moment to listen to the whispers of the trees and the birds.
To the steady rhythm of your breath.
To the quiet strength within you that has carried you this far.
And when you're ready,
You might wish to take out your journal and explore the following questions.
So feel free to pause the recording right now and then come back to the questions.
If my heartbreak had a voice,
What would it say?
What does my heart need from me right now?
If I could offer myself one gift of kindness today,
What would it be?
And as you rise from this meditation,
Know this.
You are held by the trees,
By the earth,
And by your own loving presence.
No matter how lost you might feel at times,
You are never truly alone.
Breathe in love.
And breathe out softness.
Yeah,
And when you're ready,
Stepping forward gently at your own pace with loads and loads of self-compassion today.
Thank you for being with me.
